Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Shivaji Chatterjee Vs Himadri Chemical & Others dated 16/01/2018 regarding pollution caused by Himadri Chemicals, Singur, West Bengal. The Applicant Shivaji Chatterjee prays for an interim direction for inspection of the unit by a Committee which …
Sticking to her stand of not acquiring land forcibly, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she would prefer death than agree to it. "I am against acquisition of land forcibly. We will not acquire land by pointing guns at farmers. I will prefer death than acquire land …
KOLKATA, 31 AUG: Outgoing chairman of Tata Sons Mr Ratan Tata today said there was still a possibility of locating a Tata Motors factory somewhere in West Bengal, but it could can be done only when “there is friendliness at the political level”. He was responding to the shareholders' questions …
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee is no mood to risk her new found rural base ahead of the panchayat elections in West Bengal. In an attempt to position herself as the messiah of the rural poor, a majority of which switched loyalties post Singur and Nandigram, the chief minister announced on Wednesday …
The Supreme Court today sought response of Tata Motors on a special leave petition filed by the West Bengal government challenging the quashing of the Singur Land Acquisition Act by the state high court. A bench of justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad, however, said that the Calcutta …
Four years after Tata Motors relocated its Nano plant from Singur to Sanand, the “sweet deal” it was reportedly offered by the Gujarat government is turning out to be sour, with the first instalment of the promised soft loan of over Rs 2,000 crore yet to be disbursed to the …
KOLKATA, 14 AUG: Many farmers whose land was taken away for the Tata Nano project are either working as daily wage earners or searching for jobs. State agriculture minister Rabindranath Bhattacharya said some were now woodworkers or masons in Howrah, Kolkata, North 24-Parganas and other places. Others are searching for …
The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011, that has been struck down by the Calcutta High Court as “unconstitutional and void” was described by Governor M. K. Narayanan here on Monday as one of the “most progressive items of legislations” passed by the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Mr Narayanan …
The West Bengal Government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the June 22 order of the Calcutta High Court striking down the law intended to reclaim Singur land leased out to the Tatas and to give a part of it back to farmers who were yet to receive compensation for …
The West Bengal Government has filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court challenging the verdict of the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court which declared the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011, “unconstitutional”. “We have filed an SLP in the Supreme Court challenging the verdict …
Calcutta, Aug. 1: The Mamata Banerjee government has requested Maruti Suzuki to set up an unit in Bengal, the overture coming at a time the Japanese carmaker’s plant in Haryana’s Manesar has been locked down indefinitely because of labour unrest. Industries minister Partha Chatterjee today said he had written to …
The Left parties, including the CPM, on Tuesday managed to attract a section of the civil society members and intellectuals, who had crossed swords with them in the past bitterly criticising their government in West Bengal over Singur and Nandigram, to their campaign demanding immediate legislation on food security. Activists …
Calcutta, July 15: Tata Motors has ascribed a “carrying value” to the Singur car wreck on its books: Rs 309.88 crore. “This is the carrying value of buildings and sheds as per the books of accounts as on March 31, 2012,” the Tata Motors spokesperson said. The disclosure was made …
KOLKATA, 6 JULY : The state government didn't draft the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act in undue haste as alleged by some quarters, chief minister Mamata Banerjee told the Assembly today. During a discussion on the Backward Class Bill during the day Miss Banerjee insisted that her government had …
Kolkata: The land losers at Singur will get subsistence allowance of Rs 2,000 every month and 2 kg rice every week from July 1 till the land dispute is settled, CM Mamata Banerjee told mediapersons at the Writers Building on Wednesday. She refused to comment on Governor MK Narayanan’s allegation …
Many doors open: Partha Industries minister Partha Chatterjee today turned down a suggestion by CPM leader Surjya Kanta Mishra to follow the Tamil Nadu model by amending the central land acquisition act to fulfil its objective of returning land to Singur’s farmers instead of battling it out in court. The …
Calcutta, June 27: The government today doubled the monthly allowance announced for Singur landlosers who did not accept compensation, signalling that it would stand by farmers despite Calcutta High Court striking down the Singur law. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee said at Writers’ Buildings: “The unwilling farmers and landless labourers (in …
JHANJRA (Burdwan), 26 JUNE: In the midst of the Singur Land Act, farmers deprived of their own lands for the past 14 years have intensified their struggle against the Eastern Coalfields Limited. The land losers have given the Coal India subsidiary an ultimatum for a week to rehabilitate them. The …
Calcutta, June 26: Trinamul Congress leaders today criticised governor M.K. Narayanan for saying that “legal advice” from the administration did not talk of seeking presidential assent for the Singur law. “I thought we did not require the president’s approval. That was the legal advice also. If the high court felt …
The West Bengal Government, on Wednesday, doubled the monthly allowance to “unwilling farmers” of Singur. The monthly remuneration of Rs 2,000 (after the hike) will come into effect from July 1 this year. The move by the Mamata Banerjee-led Government is being seen as an attempt to pacify aggrieved persons …
The West Bengal government on Monday said it was exploring ways other than legal to transfer land to unwilling farmers in Singur days after the Calcutta High Court struck down the Singur land act, while a state minister said he favoured talks with the Tatas to break the impasse. "By …
